United Kingdom, Sept. 7 -- Regina King has compared winning an Oscar to smoking marijuana for the first time.

The 54-year-old star won the Best Actress in a Supporting Role accolade for her work on If Beale Street Could Talk back in 2019 and she recalled how "hypersensitive" she felt from the moment her name was announced as the Academy Award winner.

Speaking to Kelly Ripa on her Let's Talk Off Camera podcast, she said: "I'm just gonna say it. If anyone has ever smoked weed before, the very first time you ever smoke weed, everything is kinda like you're looking through a crystal ball and everything is kind of hypersensitive that very first time.

"Those of us who still continue to smoke weed, you know, you're chasing that... And every n...